nipmitest Description

The nipmitest exercises and verifies the basic operation of the IPMI bus and communications between the CP2300 board to the DMC (distributed management controller) board. The test sends IPMI commands and waits for a response. The test retries up to three times no response is received.

nipmitest Options

To reach the following dialog box, right-click on the test name in the System Map and select Test Parameter Options. If you do not see this test in the System Map, you might need to expand the collapsed groups, or your system might not include the device appropriate to this test. Refer to the SunVTS User's Guide for more details.

FIGURE 41-1 nipmitest Test Parameter Options Dialog Box

TABLE 41-1 nipmitest Options

nipmitestOptions

Description

DMC Active

Enables or disables the nipmitest. The default is Enable.

nipmitest Supported Test Modes

TABLE 41-2 nipmitest Supported Test Modes

Test Mode

Description

Connection

Attempts to establish communication with the DMC Active Diag Daemon Actor and reports a pass or fail status.

Functional

Establishes communication with the DMC Active Diag Daemon Actor, initiates all subtests that are enabled, and reports pass or fail status.